If you are visiting Berlin, I would suggest you to pick a day and visit Potsdam. It is in zone C of Berlin and you can easily take the S-Bahn to reach the place. It is a very beautiful, peaceful and historic area with a lot of stories and heritage. You can go on a free tour with a guide who tells you a lot of interesting historical facts. The area has a small center with a shopping street filled with shops and cafes. There is a huge park with a nice lake, which is a great place for pick nick, or running. On the picture you can see the summer palace, which is not that attractive during the winter, since the garden is empty. But as far as I heard during the summer everything is green and beautiful.

If you are looking for beautiful and old objects, you should visit the antique market next to Tiergarten. It is a pretty big market with a huge variety of old goodies: plates, furniture, toys, CDs, accessories etc. You can find pretty much everything. My favorite was a gorgeous telephone. It looked like the ones that you normally see in movies that play during the war times. Unfortunately, the battery of my phone died when I wanted to take a picture, so I could not capture it. But I attached an image from Google maps, so you can find it easily :) The address is Str. des 17. Juni 110 – 114, 10589 Berlin.

I am a lucky one to live very close to the beautiful Charlottenburg Schloss. This palace is the biggest palace in Berlin, and located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. It was built in the 17t century for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III. During the Second World War it was badly damaged, but they managed to recover its old state. Currently there are some constructions happening on the outside. During the Christmas period there is an amazing Christmas market in front of the palace. It is pretty big and very traditional. This is a very nice palace to visit, if you are in Berlin.

Last Saturday I felt like getting out of the crowd and have some relaxed walking in a calm place. Therefore, I visited Tiergarden for the first time since I have been in Berlin. It is just such a great park! You get off the S-Bahn and what you hear first is cars, motorbikes and business. Nearly unbelievable that you only need to walk a couple of minutes and that horrible city noise is simply gone! You will arrive to a place where the ducks give the loudest noise. You can bring a book and just sit on a bench and relax – alone of with some company. During the summer you can rent a boat and explore the lake that is located in the park. Restaurants and cafes welcome you to get a drink in case you become thirsty :). It is definitely a place for the weekend and for those who really want to escape from the busy environment. On Saturdays you can enjoy an antique market right next to the park with full of old-school stuff from the past. I loved it!

A couple of weeks ago I had the great opportunity to go to the famous Berlin Philharmonie for a concert.

My room mate invited me to join her since students from her university were playing (from the TU). it was a breathtaking experience; the hall just looks simply awesome. They designed it in a very creative way with all the lightening and pillars that made the huge hall look more cozy and friendly. And of course the sound system was great!
There was a very funny picture in the waiting hall; it was a huge picture of the show hall with lots of people. However if you watch closely, you will realize that there is actually only ONE person who was photographed from several angles, but literally hundreds of angels. It was crazy!! If you ever visit the building, pay attention to that specific picture :) Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of it, but I have posted some of the concert hall :)

Hey everyone! i hope you are all doing well.

This is already my second week with DeutchAkademie, and so far I very much enjoy it :) I am missing a bit the habit of going to school and having some stuff to study. This was also one of the reasons why I started a course.
I entered Level A1.1, since i have never learnt German. We started with all the basics, how you introduce yourself, basic vocabulary on general topics, such as family, house, free time etc. The teacher always tries to find a fun way of teaching us; we often play games. The communication is the most important part of the course, they teach us how to start talking as fast as possible.
On the picture you can see the book from which we learn. It is a very user-friendly book with CDs (for both books). In addition, the teacher always brings his extra materials, just to make sure that we see different exercises and therefore practice even more.
I am having my 4th lesson tonight, and I am curious what we will learn ;)